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alloytoo

Harriet

‘….The average income is near identical to the city as a whole, and their average deprivation is decile 8 (10 is most deprived)…”

I’m amazed that NZ does that as it gives entire suburbs no reason to better themselves. ‘This is our lot in life and the government or council will help raise us up’. It’a appalling to think that that mentality is foisted onto children – and by a government which preaches self responsability.

There is no dignity or liberty in that.

What actually is Shirley ‘deprived’ of? – when I lived in CH-CH as a kid in the 80’s it was no better or worse than anywhere else.

dave53

The shopping centre is in Shirley, which isn’t like Fendalton. The average income is near identical to the city as a whole, and their average deprivation is decile 8 (10 is most deprived).

Um, are you sure? My kids are at a Decile 10 school and that is the wealthiest. Decile 1 is the most deprived. Decile 1 schools get heaps more money than Decile 10s, where the parents are expected to make up a huge slice of the school budget.

[DPF: School deciles are opposite to deprivation deciles. Annoying and confusing. For schools decile 10 is the best. For the deprivation index decile 10 is the worst (most deprived)]

hmmokrightitis

Ah dear weddy, youre such a stuck record, not gone to Singapore yet?

Met Mr Key at a function a while back, as I had similarly met Helen C. Poles apart. JK understands statesman, engagement, HC was engaging but lacked any real understanding of what listening could and would do. JK Asked about my company, what it was like running a medium sized business that exports skills and software, showed a very real interest and understanding, asked smart probing questions.

Underestimate at your peril, as labour have for years. As does weddy, but then hes busy working on the revolution, right weddy?

Yes @Andronicus. But Australian’s didn’t mob Gillard, and she didn’t get elected. Being popular is a necessary but not sufficient thing in terms of getting elected. If you’re not popular, it’s going to be hard.

hmmokrightitis

“hmmmokrightitisI’macompletefuckwit”

Id forgotten how silvered tongued and erudite you are weddy. Oh, and FYI, never ever applied for or received any government funding, ever. And still pay more tax than you earn I suspect. Talk is cheap, hence why Ive not been around – too busy making money in case I have to earn less next year if the socialists get in 🙂

David Garrett

If nothing else, this piece shows what a confusing crock “deciles” are…I could never consistently get one of them right (which end was which) and now it appears there are TWO scales, with opposite numbers at “the top”…What grey cardiganed bureaucrat dreamed that up?

All_on_Red

MT_Tinman

Hogwash!

The Palms is a mall in Northeastern ChCh.

The only mall for some distance in any direction.

It’s customers would be no more decile 8 as decile 3 but a mix of those from most areas in the northeast, new flash subdivisions, almost dead earthquake destroyed areas, genuine workingclass areas and the statehouse slums of nearby streets.

tvb

The Key Government has given a lot of assistance to Christchurch following the earthquake. I just hope we do not get another quake like Christchurch in our time because to be as generous with another big city would bankrupt the Government. John Key probably calculated such events will not occur for another 75 years so that is time enough.

The Palms shopping centre is reasonably upmarket and is in the North east on the Marshlands road leading North. Its description as Shirley fringe , is doubtful, but anyway the rating 8 is well out. This is middle range Christchurch, decile 5 or better.
It is worth remembering that the average income in Christchurch is less than Wellington or Auckland, we made a leap last year due to the earthquake
The seats Wigram, Port Hills, North Christchurch and East Christchurch are Labour.
Gerry Brownlee has the affluent Ilam tied up.
Nicky Wagner represents Christchurch Central, a swing seat and it is vital we retain it.
There were only 50 votes in it in 2011, against Brendon Burns the then incumbent.
I told her in the supermarket that it was me and a few friends who put her in this seat, and it not far from the truth.
We have lost some ground over asset sales.